The Two Popes

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

Cast

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

as Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

as Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI

Juan Minujín

Juan Minujín

as Young Jorge Bergoglio

Luis Gnecco

Luis Gnecco

as Cardinal Hummes

Cristina Banegas

Cristina Banegas

as Lisabetta

María Ucedo

María Ucedo

as Esther Ballestrine

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa

as Camerlengo

Sidney Cole

Sidney Cole

as Cardinal Turkson

Achille Brugnini

Achille Brugnini

as Cardinal Martini

Federico Torre

Federico Torre

as Protodeacon Estevez

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce deliver two award-worthy performances, elevating a surprisingly humorous story about religion. Not a fan of the editing and the film goes on for a bit too long. Rating: B...

CinemaSerf

This is quite a clever piece of work. Both performances demonstrate a complex, sometimes conflicted, humanity in a touching and thought-provoking way. Hopkins, as the scholarly Benedict XVI coming to realise that he no longer feels capable - for various reasons - to remain Pontiff and Pryce as Cardi...

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